Cathy Cunningham

Cathy Cunningham is the Finance Editor and Co-Deputy Editor of Commercial Observer. Born and raised in Scotland, Cathy got her journalism start as a CMBS reporter for Institutional Investor in New York in 2005. After the global financial crisis she was a mortgage analyst for Bank of Scotland before moving to CREMAC Asset Management, where she was involved in the acquisition of commercial real estate whole loans and CMBS. Since 2016, Cathy has been responsible for leading Commercial Observer's finance coverage nationwide.

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An aerial view of the Catchlight Crossings site.
Finance  ·  Construction
Florida

JPMorgan Chase Lends $29M on First-of-Its-Kind Orlando Affordable Housing Project

By Cathy Cunningham
From left to right: Job Warshaw, Adrienne Coyle, Adam Behlman, Jeff DiModica and Natan Bresler
Finance
National

Starwood Solutions Launches, Ready to Tackle Loan and Portfolio Issues

By Cathy Cunningham
Michael Colacino
Players
New York City

Former SquareFoot Head Michael Colacino to Lead JLL’s Tri-State Brokerage

By Cathy Cunningham and Nicholas Rizzi
Technology
National

Sal Companieh Talks C&W’s New AI+ Platform, CRE’s Digital Evolution 

By Cathy Cunningham
A rendering of the new development.
Finance  ·  Construction
New York City

Chetrit Lands $235M Construction Loan for UES Condo Tower

By Cathy Cunningham
What's scarier than a dinosaur in a conference room? A lot.
Finance
National

Lenders 2023: What Scares the Bejesus Out of Top Lenders Today

By Cathy Cunningham
Loan extensions are often a stretch.
Finance
National

Lenders 2023: Stretching Time

By Cathy Cunningham
A rendering of the new industrial development.
Sales  ·  Industrial
South Florida

Rockpoint Snaps Up Pompano Beach Industrial Site for $180M

By Cathy Cunningham
David Martin in Miami in October.
Design + Construction  ·  Finance
Florida

Terra’s David Martin On South Florida Development Now and Then

By Cathy Cunningham
Dev and Nitin Motwani outside of the Four Seasons Fort Lauderdale
Leases  ·  Sales
New York City

How Dev and Nitin Motwani Diversified Big-Time in South Florida

By Cathy Cunningham
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A rendering of the BTR community.
Sales
North Carolina

Barings and Foulger Pratt Acquire N.C. Build-To-Rent Community for $50M

By Cathy Cunningham
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IMPACT  ·  Industry
National

Onay Payne on Her Move to Manulife Investment Management

By Cathy Cunningham
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Matt Salem in his office
Players
New York City

KKR’s Matt Salem Talks New Strategies and Fresh Products in Tough CRE Market

By Cathy Cunningham
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Dara Friedman at BGO's San Francisco offices.
Finance  ·  Distress
San Francisco

Dara Friedman, BGO’s Core Plus Manager, Talks Fighting Market Uncertainty

By Cathy Cunningham
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Servers in a data center.
Finance
Virginia

Brookfield Lends $200M on Chirisa’s Latest Data Center Development

By Cathy Cunningham
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One South Broad Street.
Finance  ·  CMBS
Philadelphia

CMBS Loan on Philly Class B Office Property Seals 30-Month Extension

By Cathy Cunningham
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Exterior of New York Stock Exchange Building with classical architecture of Greece columns and US flags as seen during the day, NYSE Financial organization at Wall Street a symbol for the global and American Economy as one of the most powerful financial institute at lower Manhattan New York City, United States of America. February 2020, NY, USA (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Features
National

The Talent Chase

By Max Gross and Cathy Cunningham
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